Mix jam (fruit sweetened, no sugar added) into plain yogurt for a healthful, everyday snack.
This homemade version is less expensive and more versatile than buying smaller individual containers of flavored yogurt without the ton of sugar typically added.
Plus, toddlers who love to help can make it themselves! Score, an everyday learning activity!
1) Vocabulary/concept building: First stir your spoon clockwise, then stir it counter-clockwise. “Quick, switch! Time to stir your spoon clockwise!”
2) Color lesson: What color is the yogurt mixture? Mix in some more fruit spread. How does the color change? Is it darker or lighter? What color is it?
3) Taste lesson: Discuss the taste of the plain yogurt. As you’re mixing in the fruit, stop occasionally to see how the yogurt begins to taste sweeter. Mix in a different flavor (i.e. mix blueberry into the strawberry yogurt) and talk about how the taste changes.
Yes, we really do stuff like this at home.
Yes, we’re nerds.
Yes, we can’t help it. For us, it’s fun!